Job Title: Construction Health & Safety Consultant

Salary: £35,000

Location: Belfast

About the role

Our client is looking for a Construction Health & Safety Consultant to join our team. The role is to work as a member of the team, leading and supporting in the provision of construction health and safety services to both internal and external clients.

You will be required to deliver construction H&S advice and to fulfil the role of CDM advisor / Principal Designer on several projects to help ensure compliance with the duties of the CDM Regulations (NI) 2016 and UK CDM Regulations 2015 as well as tasks managing the day to day aspects including bids and internal compliance.

What you will do:

A Construction Health and Safety Professional who is competent to work independently on projects, typically throughout Northern Ireland and other areas in the UK. Although focused in Northern Ireland projects can be in any location in the UK so a willingness to travel is required. Work in Ireland may also be required in the future.

You will be required to work on a wide variety of projects, from infrastructure and specialist projects (gas, water and energy as well as new build commercial to social housing and office fit-outs.

Project duration will vary from fast turnaround fit-outs to major capital projects.

• You will work primarily on CDM commissions
• High technical and commercial standards must be established and maintained as quality of work and ‘added value’ for our clients are priorities.
• Communication skills (verbal and written) requirements:
• Written communication involves Reports, Pre-Construction Information and Health & Safety Files
• Verbal communication involves attendance at meetings and client facing discussions.
• Presentation skills for bid pitch and training provision
• Computer literate
• The role includes the capability to lead in the delivery of bid submissions.
• Development of new work and new clients, as well as maintenance of existing clients.
• You will need to work closely with all members of the firm who could be either clients or collaborators.

Your experience will include:

• Preferably educated to degree level in a construction related field with a preference for a design related degree
• Ability to work on multiple projects
• An understanding of the design process and the principles of risk reduction.
• A thorough knowledge of the CDM regulations and associated legislation
• Appropriate experience of the design and construction processes.
• NEBOSH Construction Certificate or similar technical or professional qualification, with a minimum 5 year’s post qualification experience
• Registered Member of the Association for Project Safety (IMaPS / CMaPS), with CDM 2015
• Technical membership of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)
• A current record of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office

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